John Highberger, Jr. and Sarah Keefer

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Husband John Highberger, Jr. ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - ? Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 May 1860 - Sewickley Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 3
         Buried:  - Pool Farm Cemetery, Westmoreland Co, PA

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         Father: John Highberger, Sr. (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Barbara [Unk] (      -      )

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Eva Keefer (1801-1884) 1 2

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Wife Sarah Keefer ^{1 2}

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           Born: Abt 1789 - ? Maryland 2
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           Died: 
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         Father: Jacob Keefer (      -Abt 1830) 4
         Mother: Anna Catharina [Unk] (      -Abt 1845) 4

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Children

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1 F Margaret Highberger ²

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           Born: 12 Jan 1809 2
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2 M Jacob Highberger ²

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           Born: 25 Jul 1810 - Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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           Died: 17 Oct 1881 - Westmoreland Co, PA 5
         Buried:  - Madison Cemetery (Sewickley Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA?)

         Spouse: Mary Funk (1814-1887) 5

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3 F Barbara Highberger ²

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           Born: 10 Oct 1811 2
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4 M John Highberger

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            AKA: John Highbarger 6 7
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         Spouse: Elizabeth "Betsy" Keefer (      -Bef 1869) 6
           Marr: 1835 2

         Spouse: Sarah Keefer (1823-      ) 7 8
           Marr: 9 Sep 1853 - Clarion Co, PA 2

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5 M Simon Highberger ^{1 2}

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           Born: 2 May 1827 - Sewickley Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2
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         Spouse: Martha Greenawalt (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 23 Dec 1847 1

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General Notes: Husband - John Highberger, Jr.

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He inherited a part of his father's estate and followed farming. He was a member of the Dunkard church, a quiet and peaceable citizen and a man who always attended strictly to his own business. [BCWC, 593]

He was born on his father's farm, but after arriving at manhood he purchased a farm of his own in Sewickley Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where he spent the remainder of his life.
He was a cooper by trade but followed farming. He was a member of the United Brethren church and was a democrat in politics until just before his death when he voted the republican ticket.
He and his wife Sarah had 12 children. After Sarah's death, he married her sister, Eva, and they had one child. [BCWC, 594]

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 594.

2 Estella B. Keefer, The Keefer Family: Jacob & Catharina 1791 - 1976 (Franklin, PA: Privately Published, 1976), Pg 92.

3 Estella B. Keefer, The Keefer Family: Jacob & Catharina 1791 - 1976 (Franklin, PA: Privately Published, 1976), Pg 102.

4 Estella B. Keefer, The Keefer Family: Jacob & Catharina 1791 - 1976 (Franklin, PA: Privately Published, 1976), Pg 1.

5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 593.

6 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 928.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 296, 1112.

8 Estella B. Keefer, The Keefer Family: Jacob & Catharina 1791 - 1976 (Franklin, PA: Privately Published, 1976), Pg 2.